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Girl Powa | Kim Watson

Hello crafty friends…today I am going to share a super way to transform patterned paper into something gorgeously ‘bling-ified’ (In case you were wondering, yes that is a real word in the vocab’ of every crafter who likes gold glitter)…like me- LOL.

Layers of pretty paper & some of the gorgeous Heidi Swapp, washi tape made the perfect left hand border for this page. Roughening the paper strips & heavy machine stitching, adds fabulous texture; as does the black splatters, which I added at the beginning of the process.

Close up #01

The focal photograph was laid underneath the green paper behind a triangle window, eliminating having to fiddle too much in Photoshop, trying to get the perfect triangle shape or size to fit. Stitching, once again adds lovely texture. Raising badges & accents on pop dots is another way to add simple dimension, which somehow adds a little something extra to the page, don’t you agree?

To create that amazing glittered strip, I used the wonderfully ingenious invention, called adhesive sheets from 3L.

This is how I did it:

Lay the edge of the paper triangle onto the sticky side of the adhesive sheet.

Trim off the excess.

Remove the top, protective layer.

Sprinkle liberally with fine gold glitter.

Press down firmly, making sure the glitter is secured well. You don’t want it falling off 😀

Tap off any loose glitter…& you are done.

NOTE: I left a little glittered strip at the bottom of the triangle, which I trimmed off & cut into mini triangles for accenting elsewhere on the page.

Cut a variety of triangle sizes from the 6×6 patterned paper pad from We R Memory Keepers & arrange in a linear design down the centre of the page. I suggest stitching some of them, leaving others plain for variety. Adhere the Crate Paper chipboard accents & you are ready to tackle your oversized bloom.

Tissue Paper Bloom Tutorial

Instructions:

Fold the tissue paper into squares in x2 (or more) different sizes. I made x20 layers in total by cutting them in piles of about 6-8 layers.

Once you are happy with the amount, pile them on top of each other.

Using a stapler, secure the pile together with criss-crossed staples.

Place your flower on one hand & gently scrunch with the other. Pinching layers onto a clump.

Place the crunched flower on your craft mat & work with the petals. Flatten some, crinkle others & arrange until you have a lovely, puffy bloom.